Question

【題目】 Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like brains are showing a bit and that can be upsetting. ______ , research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid（避免）those moments.

Focus on the ______ .

People who regularly made plans and looked forward to the coming events had a 50 percent reduced enhance of Alzheimer’s disease（早老性癡呆癥），according to a recent study. But don’t ______ if your plan isn’t filled with life-changing events. Something as simple as setting a goal to have weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There’s proof that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. That is, keep your brain looking forward.

Go for a walk.

Raised glucose（葡萄糖）levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories. ______ activity can help get blood glucose down to normal（正常）levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. ______ , when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.

Learn something new.

Take a French class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation（大腦刺激）limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But what is best for your brain is that you keep physically ______ at the same time when learning something new. It can be something like learning gardening, or going dancing with your friends.

【1】A.SadlyB.SeriouslyC.LuckilyD.Finally

【2】A.futureB.brainC.behaviorD.illness

【3】A.argueB.worryC.frightenD.hesitate

【4】A.PhysicalB.PublicC.PowerfulD.Pleasant

【5】A.At lastB.In additionC.So farD.In other words

【6】A.fitB.activeC.safeD.tired

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【解析】

隨著年齡的增長，我們的大腦開始老化，記憶力開始下降。幸運的是，我們可以做很多事情來避免這件事情的發(fā)生，短文中作者給我們提出了一些好的建議。

【1】句意：幸運的是，研究表明你可以做很多事來避免那些時刻。

考查副詞辨析及語境。Sadly傷心地；Seriously嚴肅地，嚴重地；Luckily幸運的是；Finally最后。上文but as we age, we start to feel like brains are showing a bit and that can be upsetting.提到“隨著年齡的增長，我們的大腦會出現(xiàn)問題”；而下句話research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid（避免）those moments“我們可以做一些事來避免那些時刻”，這是不幸中的幸運，故應(yīng)選C。

【2】句意：關(guān)注未來。

考查名詞辨析及語境。future未來；brain大腦；behavior行為；illness疾病。根據(jù)下文That is, keep your brain looking forward.可知，這個建議是讓我們關(guān)注未來，讓大腦向前看。故應(yīng)選A。

【3】句意：但是如果你的計劃中沒有改變生活的事件，也不要擔心。

考查動詞辨析及語境。argue爭論；worry擔心；frighten害怕；hesitate猶豫。根據(jù)下句話Something as simple as setting a goal to have weekly coffee date with a friend will do.“像設(shè)定每周和朋友一起喝咖啡這樣簡單的事情就可以了”，所以即使沒有改變生活的事件也不用擔心。故應(yīng)選B。

【4】句意：身體運動可以幫助血糖回到正常水平。

考查形容詞辨析及語境。Physical身體的；Public公共的；Powerful有力量的；Pleasant令人愉快的。根據(jù)In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. ___5___ , when you take care of your body可知，這個建議是讓我們鍛煉身體，故應(yīng)選A。

【5】句意：換句話說，當你照顧好了你的身體，你也照顧好了你的大腦。

考查短語辨析及語境。At last最后；In addition而且；So far到目前為止；In other words換句話說。根據(jù)文意可知，空后這句話是對上文的介紹，講述身體運動對我們的好處。故應(yīng)選D。

【6】句意：但是對你的大腦最好的是在學習新東西的同時保持身體活動。

考查形容詞辨析及語境。fit健康的；active積極的；safe安全的；tired累的。根據(jù)下文It can be something like learning gardening, or going dancing with your friends“可以是像學習園藝這樣的事或者和朋友們一起跳舞”。由此可知，在訓練大腦的同時，身體也積極運動。故應(yīng)選B。

這篇短文講述了如何避免我們大腦的老化，文章主題明確，結(jié)構(gòu)清晰。短文第一段點明文章主題，從第二段開始每一段都有獨立的主題。了解文章的結(jié)構(gòu)和主旨有利于學生們對文意的把握。題型是完形填空，考查學生們在具體語境中運用語言的能力，綜合性較強。做題時，應(yīng)先通讀短文，了解大意；然后根據(jù)上下文語境做題，注意空前后的固定搭配，并仔細辨析選項中單詞的意思和用法；最后將答案代入原文，再讀一遍，檢查答案是否正確。例如第1小題，考查副詞辨析及語境。Sadly傷心地；Seriously嚴肅地，嚴重地；Luckily幸運的是；Finally最后。上文but as we age, we start to feel like brains are showing a bit and that can be upsetting.提到“隨著年齡的增長，我們的大腦會出現(xiàn)問題”；而下句話research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid（避免）those moments“我們可以做一些事來避免那些時刻”，這是不幸中的幸運，故應(yīng)選C。再如第3小題，考查動詞辨析及語境。argue爭論；worry擔心；frighten害怕；hesitate猶豫。根據(jù)下句話Something as simple as setting a goal to have weekly coffee date with a friend will do.“像設(shè)定每周和朋友一起喝咖啡這樣簡單的事情就可以了”，所以即使沒有改變生活的事件也不用擔心。故應(yīng)選B。